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Stalin’s court: murder, espionage, and darkly hilarious survival.
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The Second Child

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  • Paperback

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    1 September 2026

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Summary

‘Knox at his most ambitious, scathing, hilarious best.’ CHARLOTTE WOOD

You can’t choose your family, but you can choose your enemies.

1945: It’s the dying days of the war. A triumphant Josef Stalin has the world’s future in his hands, but leading up to the Potsdam peace conference he is restless and paranoid, increasingly suspicious that his ambitious security overlord Lavrentiy Beria is plotting against him.

Beria has a secret weapon, his best friend’s daughter. A pat…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781761472206
ISBN-10:1761472208
Author:Malcolm Knox
Publisher:Allen & Unwin
Imprint:Allen & Unwin
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:1 September 2026
Weight:430g
Dimensions:30mm x 154mm x 234mm
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The Second Child by Malcolm Knox - ISBN: 9781761472206
154 × 234 mm
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About The Author

Malcolm Knox

Malcolm Knox grew up in Sydney. Since 1994, Malcolm has written for the Sydney Morning Herald, winning three Walkley Awards and a Human Rights Award.

His non-fiction titles include:

  • Boom: The Underground History of Australia; From Gold Rush to GFC, winner of the 2013 Ashurst Business Literature Prize
  • Bradman’s War, shortlisted in the 2013 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards

His novels include:

  • Summerland
  • A Private Man, winner of the Ned Kelly Award
  • Jamaica, winner of the Colin Roderick Award and shortlisted in the 2008 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards
  • The Life
  • The Wonder Lover
  • Bluebird
  • The First Friend, shortlisted for the ARA Historical Novel Award and longlisted for the Sir Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction

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